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    STRIDE OUT, EAT OUT, DIG OUT, OR JUST CHILL OUT!

    Welcome to our lifestyle website for Oxfordshire’s Over 50’s

    3rd September 2019
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    Walks and Gardens
    STRIDE OUT OR STROLL, THEN PAUSE AND ADMIRE…

    If physically able we all need to get out and about. Walking being excellent exercise and the countryside is no better place […]

    16th August 2019
  • enjoying a drink in Oxfordshire pubs
    Pubs and Restaurants
    Hostelries a Plenty!

    Hold onto your hats Oxfordshire is swamped with many wonderful pubs (plus, of course, the usual smattering of very dodgy ones; which […]

    15th August 2019
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    Musings

    Non-political nor of any particular foundation. More along the lines of a thought for the day. Random views that we hope will […]

    28th August 2019
  • Recipes
    OUR RECIPES

    A little spice in our lives is always appreciated. Here’s a few recipes that we’ve conceived. Sorry no vegan, nor vegetarian (although […]

    28th August 2019
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    About

    55INSHIRES IS A LIFESTYLE WEBSITE FOR OXFORDSHIRE’S OVER 50’s COVERING A MULTIPLE OF LEISURE TIME IDEAS, ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS. Hi, this is […]

    10th March 2019
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Fallow & Fields – Nuneham

A few miles south of Oxford on the A4074 Fallow & Fields is a delightful deli offering much, much more, with their […]

1st October 20201st October 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on Fallow & Fields – Nuneham
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EPPING FOREST

Probably less than an hour round the M25 on the south west tip of Essex is Epping Forest, nearly 6,000 acres of […]

21st August 202021st August 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on EPPING FOREST
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HADDENHAM SCARECROW FESTIVAL

Tip-toe across into Bucks to see the stunning ‘scarecrows’ in Haddenham, a delightful historic village. It is one of only three ‘wychert […]

11th June 202011th June 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on HADDENHAM SCARECROW FESTIVAL
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A SAFE WAY TO GET AWAY?… CARAVAN/MOTORHOME PARKS IN OXFORDSHIRE

With an obvious uneasiness about travel and hotels here in the UK, caravans and motor homes could be the safest way forward. […]

3rd June 20203rd June 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on A SAFE WAY TO GET AWAY?… CARAVAN/MOTORHOME PARKS IN OXFORDSHIRE
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LANGLEY PARK – IVER, BUCKS

As with so many gardens in the Home Counties, Langley Park in Iver, in nearby Buckinghamshire, is influenced by Capability Brown. In […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on LANGLEY PARK – IVER, BUCKS
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THE LYDE GARDENS – BLEDLOW, Nr PRINCES RISBOROUGH

Intriguing private garden that is open daily at the owners discretion (?) in Bledlow, near Princes Risborough, in nearby Buckinghamshire. The Lyde […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on THE LYDE GARDENS – BLEDLOW, Nr PRINCES RISBOROUGH
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COTTESBROOKE HALL & GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON

Over in Northamptonshire is Cottesbrooke Hall a wonderful Queen Anne house dating back to 1702, set in award winning gardens. Opening is […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on COTTESBROOKE HALL & GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON
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COTON MANOR GARDEN – NORTHAMPTON

Cross the border into Northamptonshire and you will find Coton Manor, an attractive 17th century manor house together with its beautiful gardens. […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on COTON MANOR GARDEN – NORTHAMPTON
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CASTLE ASHBY GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON

In the adjacent ‘cobbler’ county is Castle Ashby dating back to around 1600, a magnificent house with equally outstanding gardens. The house […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on CASTLE ASHBY GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON
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HATTON LOCKS – Nr WARWICK

Half an hour north of the county is a flight of 21 locks in just a two mile span of the Grand […]

25th May 202025th May 2020 Posted by Peter BoxallLeave a Comment on HATTON LOCKS – Nr WARWICK

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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524 ANTEP KITCHEN – Cowley Road CHEESY OXFORDSHIRE…we’re all crackers for it… Yes Dairy free FOUR SHIRES OR NOT FOUR SHIRES…THAT IS THE QUESTION? GEOGRAPHICAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF OXFORD’S PRIME MINISTERS... KIRKLINGTON QUARRY Just a few miles north of Oxford MINSTER MILL HOTEL & OLDSWAN PUB – MINSTER LOVELL Musings Nr WITNEY On the banks of the River Windrush is the delightfully re-furbished Minster Mill hotel along with its sister pub just across the road Our Garden OXFORDSHIRE’S POPULATION; 687 PLANES & AUTOMOBILES…No Pubs Recipes Restaurant RIOTS SHOTOVER COUNTRY PARK – NR HEADINGTON 117 hectares STOWE PARK GARDENS: If follies float your boat and you enjoy a very pleasant walk Takeaways that’s big by any standards THE BEAR INN – OXFORD: corner of Alfred Street & Blue Boar Street Tucked away down the alleyways of the city THE PERCH – BINSEY VILLAGE A delightful country pub the supermarkets do ‘cheese’ and generally in abundance. But they don’t do cheese…cheese is personal very attractive VICTORIA ARMS – MARSTON North of Oxford on the banks of the River Cherwell is the Victoria Arms Walks Walks and Gardens with parking in Mill Lane …WILLIAM SHAKESHIRE

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